Rena Jones, PhD, MS
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2026
Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large prospective U.S.-based cohort
Chtourou A, Marcus Post L, Fisher J, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Kaufman J, Silverman D, Jones R. Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollutants and risk of pancreatic cancer in a large prospective U.S.-based cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2026, 1-8. PMID: 42303835, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-026-00929-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPancreatic cancer riskIncident pancreatic cancerCancer riskAssociated with pancreatic cancer incidenceLong-term exposure to outdoor air pollutionExposure to outdoor air pollutionRisk of pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer incidenceNon-statistically significant associationOutdoor air pollutionAir pollutionOutdoor fine particulate matterNIH-AARPCancer incidenceHealth StudySociodemographic factorsPM2.5 associationsLiterature of associationFine particulate matterHazard ratioGeographically diverse populationsPancreatic cancerConfidence intervalsSignificant associationDiverse populationsLong-term outdoor air pollution and risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers in a large prospective cohort
Ammons S, Fisher J, Madrigal J, Hurwitz L, Kaufman J, White A, Trabert B, Silverman D, Applebaum K, Clarke M, Jones R. Long-term outdoor air pollution and risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers in a large prospective cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2026, 1-11. PMID: 42297897, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-026-00901-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexAssociated with endometrial cancerCo-pollutant adjustmentOutdoor air pollutionNeighborhood deprivationConfidence intervalsQuintiles of neighborhood deprivationOutdoor air pollution exposureHazard ratioMass indexHealth Study participantsAir pollution exposureEndometrial cancerOvarian cancer associationAir pollution mixturesAir pollutionNeighborhood factorsEffect modificationNeighborhood characteristicsNO2 associationsCancer associationStudy participantsPollution exposureProspective cohortOvarian cancerExposures to Drinking Water Contaminants in Community Water Systems and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the California Teachers Study Cohort
Spaur M, Hurwitz L, Medgyesi D, Keil A, Freeman L, Fisher J, Madrigal J, Ammons S, Spielfogel E, Bangia K, Albert P, Sanchez T, Lacey J, Jones R, Ward M. Exposures to Drinking Water Contaminants in Community Water Systems and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the California Teachers Study Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives 2026 DOI: 10.1021/ehp.6c00169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-grade serous histotypeOvarian cancer riskSerous histotypeOvarian cancerDrinking water contaminationProspective cohortCancer riskRisk of ovarian cancerCommunity water systemsCalifornia Teachers Study cohortOral contraceptive useEpithelial ovarian cancerWater contaminationCox proportional hazards regressionBody mass indexProportional hazards regressionCalifornia Teachers StudyBilateral oophorectomyRegulatory limitsMenopausal statusCancer-freeUranium concentrationFollow-upStudy cohortMass indexOutdoor air pollution and prostate cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study
Post L, Hurwitz L, Fisher J, Kaufman J, Koutros S, Jones R. Outdoor air pollution and prostate cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2026, djag137. PMID: 42097289, PMCID: PMC13160226, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djag137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer riskAssociated with prostate cancer riskCancer riskOutdoor air pollutionHealth StudyIncident prostate cancerNational InstituteNIH-AARPStratified analysisEffect modifiersHispanic menU.S. cohortHazard ratioAir pollutionNO2 concentrationsConfidence intervalsSubgroup differencesCox regressionAverage PM2.5Spatiotemporal prediction modelRiskMetro areasPM2.5AssociationMenSociodemographic characteristics of populations living near industrial land disposals of known and suspected carcinogens across the United States
Sharp E, Pruitt C, Fisher J, Flory A, Graubard B, Ward M, Jones R, Madrigal J. Sociodemographic characteristics of populations living near industrial land disposals of known and suspected carcinogens across the United States. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2026, 1-9. PMID: 42026229, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-026-00873-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolychlorinated biphenylsLand disposalHigh disposalIndustrial releasesSurface impoundmentsSources of environmental exposureAssociated with disposalPotential sourcesCarcinogenic chemicalsIndustrial sourcesPollution focusCadmiumWestern U.S.Chemical wasteSignificanceOur findingsPopulation characteristicsLandBiphenylsHuman carcinogenDisposalLandfillProportion of populationDisposal amountImpoundmentProbable carcinogensMaternal serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the Finnish Maternity Cohort
Ward M, Madrigal J, Troisi R, Surcel H, Öhman H, Kivelä J, Kiviranta H, Rantakokko P, Koponen J, Medgyesi D, McGlynn K, Keil A, Albert P, Jones R. Maternal serum concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the Finnish Maternity Cohort. Environmental Research 2026, 299: 124280. PMID: 41833871, PMCID: PMC13157125, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersistent organic pollutantsPolychlorinated biphenylsTrans-nonachlorChildhood leukemia riskOrganic pollutantsFinnish Maternity CohortAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaConcentrations of persistent organic pollutantsAssociated with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaEffects of persistent organic pollutantsSerum concentrations of persistent organic pollutantsMaternal serum concentrationsLeukemia riskMaternity CohortOdds ratioPopulation-based pregnancy cohortQuantile-based g-computationConfidence intervalsAssociated with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaOrganochlorine pesticidesConditional logistic regressionLymphoblastic leukemiaSampling datesB-hexachlorocyclohexaneOzone and risk of COPD in the USA: demographic insights from the All Of Us Research Program
Lo S, Goodney G, Wang H, Lim J, Czach S, Fisher J, Hashemian M, Roger V, Jones R, Wong J. Ozone and risk of COPD in the USA: demographic insights from the All Of Us Research Program. European Respiratory Journal 2026, 67: 2502404. PMID: 41819535, PMCID: PMC13150354, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02404-2025.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersProtecting Public Health Through Water Quality Management and Monitoring: Session Proceedings From the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference
Gribben K, Aich N, Basche A, Bruckner B, Daigh A, Hunnicutt B, Jones R, Nagengast L, Snow D, Vogt L, Bell J. Protecting Public Health Through Water Quality Management and Monitoring: Session Proceedings From the 2025 Water for Food Global Conference. Perspectives Of Earth And Space Scientists 2026, 7 DOI: 10.1029/2025cn000319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWater quality managementWater qualityWater quality concernsEnvironmental scienceDrinking water qualityProtect public healthGlobal institutionsAgricultural activitiesGlobal ConferenceQuality managementPublic healthOptimize water useWater managementWater securityWater resourcesAgricultural contextNon-governmental organizationsWater useQuality concernsAgricultureWaterAssociated with negative health outcomesPublic health researchGlobal foodNegative health outcomesIngested nitrate and nitrite, drinking water disinfection by-products, and incidence of thyroid cancer among licensed pesticide applicators and spouses in the Agricultural Health Study
Chen D, Parks C, Freeman L, Hofmann J, Spaur M, Madrigal J, Sinha R, Jones R, Ward M, Sandler D. Ingested nitrate and nitrite, drinking water disinfection by-products, and incidence of thyroid cancer among licensed pesticide applicators and spouses in the Agricultural Health Study. Ecotoxicology And Environmental Safety 2026, 310: 119758. PMID: 41558286, PMCID: PMC12947278, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2026.119758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgricultural Health StudyHealth StudyHazard ratioIncident thyroid cancerLicensed pesticide applicatorsDiet history questionnaireDietary nitrateIncidence of thyroid cancerDrinking water nitrateNitrate exposureFollow-upEver smokersThyroid cancerSmoking statusHistory questionnaireStratified analysisStudy enrollmentEpidemiological evidenceDisinfection by-products exposureDrinking water disinfection by-productsWater Disinfection By-ProductsParticipantsAssociationTotal trihalomethaneEnrollmentAssociation between noise pollution exposure and incident breast cancer in the Sister Study
Gedeon B, Chang C, James P, Jones R, White A. Association between noise pollution exposure and incident breast cancer in the Sister Study. Environmental Research 2026, 292: 123686. PMID: 41500304, PMCID: PMC12914653, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.123686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident breast cancerBreast cancer incidenceDaytime noise exposureNoise exposureCancer incidenceNighttime noiseSister StudyAssociated with higher breast cancer incidenceHigher breast cancer incidenceHazard ratioProspective cohortProspective cohort of womenBreast cancerConfidence intervalsPositive associationBreast cancer casesCohort of womenExposure to noiseNoise pollution exposureYears of follow-upCox proportional hazards modelsBaseline residenceProportional hazards modelCancer riskCancer cases
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